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MBA Students Explore Global Strategy and Sustainability in Panama & Costa Rica

The UW MBA Consortium hosted its annual international experience during Winterim 2026, giving MBA students an opportunity to explore business, culture, and global leadership across Panama and Costa Rica. Over ten days, students engaged directly with industry leaders, discovered regional approaches to innovation and sustainability, and applied their MBA skills in dynamic real-world contexts. From the strategic trade corridors of Panama to the sustainability-driven business landscape of Costa Rica, the program offered a rich and meaningful immersion into two of Central America’s most influential economic environments.

2026 Annual Faculty Meeting

The UW MBA Consortium held its 10th Annual Faculty Meeting in early January, beginning with a series of asynchronous professional development activities in an online course and culminating in a live, virtual event on Friday, January 16th, 2026. Throughout the month, staff, faculty, and friends of the program engaged both asynchronously and synchronously to explore...

2025 Outstanding Faculty

Since 2011, University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium students have nominated instructors for the program’s Outstanding Faculty Award. With more than 50 instructors teaching between Fall 2024 and Summer 2025, students selected Andreas Eklund, Fred Kolb, and Jen Severin as this year’s finalists. During the program’s Annual Faculty Meeting in January, Severin was named the winner...

UW MBA Consortium earns elite recognition as Wisconsin’s top online MBA program

The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, managed by UW-Eau Claire, has once again earned elite recognition for online MBA programs, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Programs rankings. The UW MBA Consortium, which consists of UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh, is the top-ranked online MBA program in Wisconsin and 14th...

UW MBA Consortium Climbs to 18th in 2026 Poets&Quants Rankings

The UW MBA Consortium jumped 19 spots from last year’s ranking, the second-most of any program, into the No. 18 spot in the 2026 Poets&Quants Online MBA Rankings, announced December 22. This year, Poets&Quants included 61 online MBA programs in its annual list. With hundreds of online MBA programs offered nationally, being selected for this...